11-8-7 Exceptions To Height Limitations
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Newton code is at https://cms8.revize.com/revize/newtonut/TITLE%2011%20LAND%20USE.pdf.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Newton planning before you rely on it.
Penthouse or roof
structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar
equipment required to operate and maintain the building, and parapet walls, skylights,
towers, steeples, flagpoles, chimneys, smoke stacks, water tanks, wireless or television
masts, theater lofts, silos, or similar structures may be erected above the height limits
herein prescribed, but no space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose
of providing additional floor space. The height limit for these structures shall be one
hundred (100) feet.
11-8-6 Lot Coverage Of Accessory Buildings · 11-8-8 Minimum Height Of Main Buildings